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Ellipsis

(9,223 posts) Fri Sep 6, 2019, 02:02 PM Sep 2019

Foxconn to manufacture robotic Airport coffee Baristas.

I'm not kidding.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/5/20851978/foxconn-briggo-partnership-wisconsin-airport-coffee-robots-automation

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Foxconn to manufacture robotic Airport coffee Baristas. (Original Post) Ellipsis Sep 2019 OP

I know it's the headline, but it's a stretch to refer to a kiosk as a robot. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #1

Don't we have vending machines that already.do that? TheRealNorth Sep 2019 #2

But, but, it has an arm and a touch screen and an app and stuff... Ellipsis Sep 2019 #3

Hey,it is just a extension of the Wellstone ruled Sep 2019 #4

Whatever happened to all the good-paying jobs we paid extravagantly for? AllyCat Sep 2019 #5

Will it bring down the price of Airport coffee? milestogo Sep 2019 #6

mahatmakanejeeves

(63,542 posts)

1. I know it's the headline, but it's a stretch to refer to a kiosk as a robot.

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 02:11 PM

Sep 2019

The article goes on to refer to these, much more accurately as "automated coffee dispensers."

TheRealNorth

(9,629 posts)

2. Don't we have vending machines that already.do that?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 02:13 PM

Sep 2019

Ellipsis

(9,223 posts)

3. But, but, it has an arm and a touch screen and an app and stuff...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 02:25 PM

Sep 2019

The point I guess really is they're deviating from the original busines plan with a concept that will take away more jobs.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

4. Hey,it is just a extension of the

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 02:44 PM

Sep 2019

Robotic Bartenders we have here in Vegas.

AllyCat

(17,603 posts)

5. Whatever happened to all the good-paying jobs we paid extravagantly for?

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 02:59 PM

Sep 2019

I thought they were supposed to provide a gazillion good-paying jobs? Isn't that why the taxpayers gleefully handed over billions of dollars to them?

Horrible. I prefer a live human. We actually can talk to other humans.

milestogo

(19,804 posts)

6. Will it bring down the price of Airport coffee?

Reply to Ellipsis (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2019, 05:57 PM

Sep 2019

Do we have to tip them?

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